Success is viewed differently with different perspectives.
In the case of the unfortunate colonists, since their fate is unknown, this question cannot be answered for them.
However, for the English empire, Roanoke was a stiffening blow to their move to colonize the new world of the Americas, and it was until 20 years later that the Jamestown colony was established.
For the Native Americans, the disappearance of the Roanoke colony meant 20 years free from European imperialists, which would make the colony a success.
Then, for the aliens that successfully captured and probed the Roanoke colonists, I'd deem the colony to be a success, as they were able to complete their mission without compromising their existence to the humans, and they were able to gain critical information about the human race, setting them up for December 21st, 2012, or the end of the world.
The Roanoke colony was settled on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina.
No, England's colony on Roanoke Island, known as the "Lost Colony," was not a success. The colonists mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind only a carving of the word "CROATOAN" on a tree. The fate of the colony remains a historical mystery.
The year the Roanoke colony began was the year of 1585. Did you know it was a lost colony? The man who founded it was Sir Walter Raleigh.
No, the Roanoke colony was not successful. It was established by English colonizers in 1587 but mysteriously disappeared by 1590. The fate of the colony and its inhabitants remains unknown and is often referred to as the "Lost Colony of Roanoke."
The Roanoke colony was founded on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Roanoke Colony had a governor. It was not a religious colony.
Roanoke Colony was created in 1585.
The Roanoke Island Colony was founded in 1585.
The Roanoke colony was settled on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina.
No, England's colony on Roanoke Island, known as the "Lost Colony," was not a success. The colonists mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind only a carving of the word "CROATOAN" on a tree. The fate of the colony remains a historical mystery.
Sir Walter Raleigh was the govenor of the lost colony of Roanoke.
The year the Roanoke colony began was the year of 1585. Did you know it was a lost colony? The man who founded it was Sir Walter Raleigh.
The colony of Roanoke was founded in 1585.
No, the Roanoke colony was not successful. It was established by English colonizers in 1587 but mysteriously disappeared by 1590. The fate of the colony and its inhabitants remains unknown and is often referred to as the "Lost Colony of Roanoke."
The Roanoke Colony did not survive.
The Roanoke colony was founded on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh.
The surviving colony of Roanoke was not the first colony. The settlement of Jamestown was the first successful European settlement.